Posted on 05/02/2025 3:52:55 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Commenters here often ask how I can be so crazy as to live in Manhattan. I’m not saying they don’t have a point, but living in Manhattan can also have its advantages. One of those is access to some fantastic cultural offerings.
I have mentioned in the side bar from time to time that I sing in a choir, and I have periodically posted announcement of concerts. A few readers have even come to concerts and introduced themselves. But I recognize that not that many readers are in a position to make it to the concerts in person.
Well, here’s something different. Today and tomorrow we have two concerts of a famous work by Giuseppe Verdi, the Requiem Mass. And for the first time of my various concerts, the performance of this one tomorrow [TODAY] (May 2) is going to be livestreamed.
Many readers are likely familiar with this work. If you are not, it is well worth your time. It’s a big operatic extravaganza, with lots of dramatic moments and brass and percussion. We have a first-rate professional orchestra, top-flight soloists, and a big chorus — close to 200 performers in total.
I don’t know how good the quality of the livestream will be, but I do know that it is being put together by a top professional team. The venue is Trinity Wall Street, a famous church in New York’s Financial District. (Alexander Hamilton is buried in the churchyard.)
The livestream starts tomorrow night (May 2) at 6:45 PM, although I think the music will not begin until 7 PM. Here is a link to the YouTube channel of Trinity Wall Street if you would like to watch the performance. https://www.youtube.com/@trinitychurchnyc/streams
If you want to come in person, that may be tricky. The tickets are free, so of course they have all been snapped up. We are told that there will be a stand-by line for people who would like to attend but have not been able to get a ticket. If you would like to try this option, I would recommend getting there before 6 PM to get in line.
For those who may be interested.
I have visited Manhattan up close several times. It is magnificent.
I have been to Manhattan, maybe half a dozen times too. I visited the WTC site during clean up after 9/11. I have seen several plays on Broadway. I have done work on communication systems on top of some of the tall buildings.
There was a time in the 80s & 90s that I would go to the Bronx to watch a Yankee game. Even then, the Bronx was a zoo.
The last time I was in NYC was 2002. Rudy Giuliani had cleaned things up pretty well by that time.
I probably wont go out of my way visit Manhattan, but if I was there on business or was passing through and could grab a few extra days to stay, I would take it in.
Your point about crime is not untrue, but if you look at per capita states, you are more likely to suffer at the hands of violence in St.Louis or Detroit, and there are fewer reasons to visit those cities than NY.
I grew up down there, Queens. Moved away 20 years ago. I still go to NY/LI to visit family. The only thing I want to do when I am down there is leave. It’s nothing but concrete and people.
Last time I was in NYC we stood on top of WTC...have a photo that proves it. (1990ish)
Maybe I suffer from claustrophobia—but Manhattan has always freaked me out—especially the crowded streets.
I cannot deal with it.
Can’t go in there. Carry a sidearm.
Don’t like crowds anyway.
This is my attitude.
I will never make it a point to visit (I was sent there in 2006 for work - only time I’ve been). But if there was some truly desirable event I wanted to attend there I would go.
I did enjoy my visit seeing some of the sites that are so familiar from movies and TV.
Even got to see filming of a Late Night w/David Letterman. Back when he was still funny and not a grouchy old curmudgeon.
Framcis?
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Oops, my mistake. Should be Francis.
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